S.F. police shoot charging pit bull

Updated 4:19 am, Saturday, April 26, 2014

A file photo of a pit bull in San Francisco. SFPD officers shot a charging pit bull in the leg on Thursday evening.

A file photo of a pit bull in San Francisco. SFPD officers shot a charging pit bull in the leg on Thursday evening.

Photo: PAUL CHINN

S.F. police shoot charging pit bull

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(04-25) 09:04 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- Two San Francisco police officers opened fire on a pit bull Thursday night after the dog charged the officers in Visitacion Valley, authorities said.

The officers were responding to a report of domestic violence at the Sunnydale public housing complex on Brookdale Avenue at about 9:20 p.m. when the pit bull emerged from the caller's home, according to police.

"They went to a call and the dog attacked the officers," said Officer Albie Esparza, a police spokesman.

The officers' gunfire struck the pit bull in the leg, Esparza said.

The dog was taken into the care of the city's animal control department and treated for injuries. The status of the dog was not immediately known.

The officers suffered no injuries, police said. The domestic violence call turned out to be unwarranted.

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